Contact and coaching
Our staff is available to meet with you for coaching or general questions about entrepreneurship.
Contact Olivia Prioleau, Project Specialist, with general questions: oprioleau@smu.edu
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Entrepreneurship
Do you have amazing ideas? Take action! SMU has the right outlets to guide and make them a reality.
Make your ideas a reality
Big iDeas Pitch Contest
Big iDeas Pitch Contest
Calling all undergraduate entrepreneurs! Apply for the Big iDeas Pitch Contest and pitch to win $1,000 in seed funds to get your ideas off the ground.
Competition: October 30th, 2025
Big iDeas Business Plan Competition
Pitch to a panel of business experts for up to $5000 in start-up funds. 4 minute pitch + 2 minute Q&A.
Competition: October 3rd, 2025
ACC InVenture
Apply for a chance to represent SMU and pitch your business plan at the ACC InVenture Competition.
Big iDeas Marketplace
Sell your products or demo your app! All student, faculty, staff, and alumni entrepreneurs are welcome to come and network with your fellow entrepreneurs at the Big iDeas Marketplace.
The Big iDeas E-Launch Series is a FREE series of workshops and guest speakers to guide you in the creation of your idea.
SMU WIN - Women's Innovative Network
W.I.N cultivates a dynamic network that empowers women to innovate, connect, and support each other in their entrepreneurial and research endeavors.
Big iDeas
Pitch your business idea and win up to $1,000 in our spring pitch competition!
Entrepreneur Spotlight
Big iDeas alum Josh Baier ('24) is making big moves with the launch of his business ! TIMIO is an innovative platform designed to provide users an unbiased news feed using GenAI to analyze news articles from across the web.
ACC Inventure Prize Competition
is headed to the ACC InVenture Prize Competition in April 2025.